Electromagnetic Field Drives the Bioelectrocatalysis of γ-Fe2O3-Coated Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 to Boost Extracellular Electron Transfer
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
2.1. Materials and Chemicals
2.2. Cultivation of Heterotrophic Bacteria
2.3. Application of Magnetic Fields and Data Acquisition
2.4. Bacterial Characterization and Pretreatment
2.5. Electrochemical Testing of the S. putrefaciens CN32-Magnetic Field Coupling System
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Assembly of CN32@γ-Fe2O3
3.2. Exploration of the Optimal Coating Amount of γ-Fe2O3 MNPs
3.3. Effect of EMF on Functionalized CN32@γ-Fe2O3
3.4. The Mechanism of MNPs and EMF Synergistically Enhance the DET Process
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Wang, X.; Shi, Z.; Wang, Z.; Wu, X. Electromagnetic Field Drives the Bioelectrocatalysis of γ-Fe2O3-Coated Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 to Boost Extracellular Electron Transfer. Materials 2024, 17, 1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071501
Wang X, Shi Z, Wang Z, Wu X. Electromagnetic Field Drives the Bioelectrocatalysis of γ-Fe2O3-Coated Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 to Boost Extracellular Electron Transfer. Materials. 2024; 17(7):1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071501
Chicago/Turabian StyleWang, Xiaohai, Zhuanzhuan Shi, Zhikai Wang, and Xiaoshuai Wu. 2024. "Electromagnetic Field Drives the Bioelectrocatalysis of γ-Fe2O3-Coated Shewanella putrefaciens CN32 to Boost Extracellular Electron Transfer" Materials 17, no. 7: 1501. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17071501